Written question asked by Lord Kamall (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 March 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 March 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 March 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
NHS: Software
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government, following plans to distribute wearable tech to remotely monitor health to patients, whether health data from smart watches and other devices will be available on the NHS app; whether such data will be used exclusively for the direct care of patients; and whether such data will be copied to the NHS Federated Data Platform.
- Answer
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Data generated by apps and devices may not be used exclusively for the direct care of patients; some data may be generated by a wearable which will be used for a secondary purpose, such as research, but this must happen in accordance with the law. An individual would have to give their consent for the use of their data by a third-party app.
The NHS Federated Data Platform does not access data from the NHS App or wearables.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL5672
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Databases Software NHS Wearable technology
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- 2025-09-05 21:17:13 +0100
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